Online financial service provider PayPal has backtracked on a proposed policy change to fine users $2500 if they’re caught spreading “misinformation” online. Despite the backtrack, PayPal has a record of financial deplatforming that should alarm Canadians, True North’s Andrew Lawton says. Justin Trudeau’s government is already trying to regulate social media platforms – what happens if this oversight also extends to online payment processors? Also, a look ahead at the Emergencies Act hearings about to begin.

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    Andrew Lawton is the managing editor of True North and host of The Andrew Lawton Show. He is the author of two bestselling books, including his most recent work, "Pierre Poilievre: A Political Life."

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